Aeroelastic analysis of helicopter rotor blades incorporating anisotropic piezoelectric twist actuation

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Aerospace Division (Publication) AD

Volumn 52, Issue , 1996, Pages 423-433

  Wilkie, W Keats ^a   Belvin, W Keith ^a   Park, K C ^b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; AERODYNAMICS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

AEROELASTIC ANALYSIS; HELICOPTER ROTOR BLADES; PIEZOELECTRIC TWIST ACTUATION;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 0030410693     PISSN: 07334230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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